Orr has had careers in both journalism and politics. He served as chief internet strategist for both President George Bush and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also served as a White House spokesman for President Bush.

Want to attend a one-day training course the day before the news:rewired conference?

Choose from:

Creating a buzz: How to grow active social media communities – led by Luke Lewis, editor of BuzzFeed UK;
Mobile journalism: How to create quality video and audio on an iPhone and iPad – led by Glen Mulcahy, innovation lead at RTE;
Introduction to open data for journalists: finding stories in data – led by Kathryn Corrick from the Open Data Institute.

The start-up journalism session at news:rewired heard from Adam Westbrook, founder of Inside the Story; James Fyrne, co-founder and publisher of SoGlos; and from Stuart Goulden, founder and managing director of One&Other